MARRIED At First Sight star Lacey‘s mum makes another appearance in the upcoming homestays following fan backlash.
But things don’t go to plan as she begins to flirt with her son-in-law Nathan and jokes that she’d “snap him up”.
Lacey’s mum Maxine returns in Thursday’s episode[/caption]
Lacey visited her family for homestays week[/caption]
Nathan was left feeling uncomfortable[/caption]
Maxine admitted she’d ‘snap’ Nathan up if she was 20 years younger[/caption]
Lacey heads home to visit her mum and sister Paige as the process nears the end.
In a preview clip for Thursday’s episode, Nathan is seen doing some DIY as he picks up a paint brush.
But Lacey’s mum uses it as an opportunity to enjoy some flirty banter with the young lad, 24.
She cheekily rubs his shoulders, prompting Lacey to warn her: “Mum, stop flirting with my man.”
The smitten mother-in-law then tells the camera: “If only he was 20 years older, I’d snap him up.”
Earlier this month, viewers watched as Lacey’s mum and sister Paige divided fans during “meet the in-laws” week.
However, fans hit out at “the mother in law from hell” after a disastrous visit.
First, her mother cornered Nathan in the kitchen and intensely quizzed him about whether he actually fancied Lacey – or sister Paige.
The barrage of questions continued over dinner, before the mother in law burst into tears when Nathan made a joke about her cooking.
Vegetarian Nathan ‘bantered’ that the chicken fajitas she had whipped up for them ‘looked like they were from the bottom of the bin’.
Fans were aghast at how the visit went and felt sorry for Nathan, who suffers from ADHD.
Writing on X, formerly known as Twitter, one fan blasted: “Lacey’s mum = mother in law from hell.”
Another added: “Laceys mum is MONSTER IN LAW.”
A third chimed in: “Oh Lacey’s mum is awful the mother in law from hell I would be so embarrassed I feel so sorry for him.”
But Lacey jumped to her mum’s defence.
Posting on Instagram, she wrote: “Hey everyone, wanted to clear a few things up, my mum did NOT know Nathan was vegetarian also she had no say in what we was eating, she just was told ur making fajitas!” she posted on her Instagram Story.
She added: “You need to remember it is edited for entertainment and to take it with a pinch of salt!”
This isn’t the first time Lacey’s mum has come under fire by fans.
She found herself in the spotlight during her daughter and Nathan’s wedding episode earlier in the series.
As he made his big entrance for the first time, she shouted across the wedding venue about his appearance.
“Wow, wow, oh my god. Can we swap?!” she yelled.
“Oh wow!” she added, before gasping and holding placing her hands on her face in shock.
Sitting in the front row, Lacey’s mum then continued towards Nathan: “Mummy’s got the approval, she likes!
“Very handsome man, very very handsome man.”
Fans were very quick to brand her “inappropriate”, with one adding: “Genuinely think I would die if my mum acted that way around my husband.”
